Two PSP questions

[darkangel]

Hi all,

Two quick questions regarding the jp psp

1. Is the JP psp really region free? Diffrent people are saying diffrent things about this, I heard that the Games are region free but the films arnt?

2. When does the psp come out in the U.S and how much for? I heard sametime as uk release? Is this true? If so im gonna get the jp psp depending on the answer on Q1. And in Jan prices WILL go down to a sane price right?

Cheers guys!

[Mayhem]

We won't know the games score for sure until it comes out in the West, but it seems games should be region free.

I've heard the PSP will be out in the US and Europe in March, but don't hold me to that

[smokedog]

How big are PSP games? Will the fill on a 1gb memory stick?

[sj33]

Depends on the game... I'm pretty sure the UMD's are 1.5 Gig though.

Don't go expecting you'd be able to just copy a PSP game onto Memory Stick though, no doubt Sony thought about that one.

[NeilMcRae]

1.5G UMD size.I'm sure there is a lot of security around memory stick game copying though.

[Pacman555]

UMDs have a 1.8GB capacity, and they have SecuROM protection on them to prevent copying. To copy, you'd need a UMD reader/writer anyway, which isn't available as it's a proprietary format. There's no possibility of chipping the PSP, as there isn't enough space in the case for a modchip.

Just buy the damn games.